(shÅ`gÅ­n') , title of the feudal military administrator who from the 12th cent. to the 19th cent. was, as the emperor's military deputy, the actual ruler of Japan.
Symbolism in the French Revolution was a device to distinguish and celebrate (or vilify) the main features of the French Revolution and ensure public identification and support.ercules was an ancient Greek hero who symbolized strength and power. The symbol was used to represent the sovereign authority of the King over France during the reign of the Bourbon monarchs. However, the monarchy was not the only ruling power in French history to use the symbol of Hercules to declare its power.
Symbolism (c.1886-1900). Definition and Characteristics. Symbolism, a late 19th-century movement of Post-Impressionist painting, flourished throughout Europe between 1886 and 1900 in almost every area of the arts.Initially emerging in literature, including poetry, philosophy and theatre, it then spread to music and the visual arts. Arnold Bocklin: Island of the Dead (1880) Museum Bildenden Kunste, Leipzig. - Pierre Puvis de Chavannes: The Dream (1883) Musee d'Orsay, Paris. - Gustav Moreau: The Life of Humanity (1886) Gustave Moreau Museum Paris.